Steel Mill Electrical Maintenance Technician

Steel Mill Electrical Maintenance Technician

It’s what’s inside that counts.

A day in your steel-toed boots

From sunrise checks to late-shift diagnostics, you’ll keep our melt shop, rolling lines, and support systems powered and performing. One hour you’re reading schematics to isolate a fault; the next, you’re using an oscilloscope to analyze a stubborn signal on a drive. You’ll collaborate across maintenance and production, document your work in SAP, and help teammates solve complex controls challenges—always with safety and PPE at the forefront.

Compensation & rewards

• Potential Annual Income: $100,000-$120,000 based on an annualized hourly rate which includes shift differential, overtime, and annual bonus. Actual annual income may vary.
• Hiring Bonus: $5,000 in the first year of employment!
• Day 1 benefits coverage with low-cost medical, vision, and dental
• PTO and vacation starting Day 1
• Competitive compensation and bonuses
• Company-paid lifestyle fund, life, and disability insurance
• Company matching 401(k) plan
• Employee stock purchase plan
• Training and advancement opportunities

What you’ll tackle

• Communicate effectively across departments; understand how plant devices and systems interact.
• Work safely at all times, following rules, regulations, and PPE standards to prevent injuries.
• Diagnose malfunctioning systems, apparatus, and components using test gear, hand tools, and your expert judgment to find root causes.
• Troubleshoot AC/DC motor controls and high-voltage systems up to site maximums; interpret electrical/electronic schematics with confidence.
• Perform daily inspections and maintenance on shop machinery, mobile equipment, HVAC systems, and overhead cranes.
• Maintain a strong, current understanding of electrical systems/components and how they operate.
• Record work performed, repair details, and parts/material usage with accuracy.
• Execute maintenance: repair/replace damaged parts, perform adjustments and calibrations, assemble/install/test equipment, and complete preventive maintenance tasks.
• Provide technical support to maintenance and production teams as needed.
• Use the SAP maintenance module: retrieve information, document actions, track time, and log corrective measures.
• Operate diagnostic instruments including digital voltmeters, paper recorders, multi-meters, oscilloscopes, and related tools.

What you bring

• Willingness to work rotating shifts, including weekends and holidays.
• Hands-on experience applying electrical principles, concepts, and troubleshooting methods.
• Ability to stand, walk, bend, and work at heights for extended periods.
• Proven AC/DC troubleshooting experience.
• Skilled in electrical controls maintenance and repair.
• Preferred: knowledge of melting, casting, and rolling processes and equipment.
• Preferred: minimum 3 years of industrial maintenance experience.
• Preferred: MRO/SAP system exposure.
• Preferred: familiarity with NFPA 70E requirements.
• Preferred: Allen‑Bradley and/or other PLC troubleshooting experience.

Education

High School Diploma or GED required.

Core proficiencies

• PLC troubleshooting
• Reading electrical schematics
• Work with 120/208/240/480V systems
• Diagnostics and repair of electrical systems
• General electrical troubleshooting

Tools & technologies you’ll use

• Switchgear
• SCADA systems
• Variable Frequency Drives (VFD)
• Programmable Logic Controllers (Allen‑Bradley, Siemens)
• HMI platforms
• Conveyor systems

About CMC

We’re Commercial Metals Company, a Fortune 500 organization with a family feel. For more than a century, our steel has supported structures in 20+ countries. Our edge comes from people—innovators and doers who continuously reimagine a more sustainable steel industry. If you’re ready to help reinforce the bridges and roadways that connect our communities and do meaningful work, you’re ready for CMC.

Equal Opportunity

CMC is committed to providing equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, physical or mental disability, national origin, citizenship, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, or other status protected by federal, state or local law.